He had always been afraid of Li Longji's pressure before, but now that Li Longji was defeated, he was relieved for a while. But gradually, he realized that the apparent glory of this qiē stemmed from his mother's trust and power, both of which were indispensable, and as long as he lost one, the current qiē would disappear...... Pinning your fate on someone else is really not a safe thing. And Li Longji is not dead, there has been no news for almost a month, and it is a hidden danger after all.

…… The willow branches on the shore of the lake hang lazily in the afternoon sun, and they only sway gently a few times when the occasional breeze blows. There was not a single pedestrian on the stone road along the lake, so the small courtyard with green tiles and white walls inside seemed even quieter. Xue Chongxun and a eunuch walked to the front of the courtyard, he had dismounted, holding the reins in his left hand and a cage in his right hand.

At this time, Li Yan'er's biological mother, Sun, suddenly appeared at the door, which caught him off guard. I just wanted to come and see where they lived, and I didn't plan to say anything or do anything.

Sun Shi was surprised for a moment, and his eyes widened that were somewhat similar to Li Yan'er's and said, "What is Xue Lang visiting?" ”

Xue Chongxun hurriedly said: "I was just passing by. ”

On the west bank of the armpit pond, where can I pass by here? Sun Shi was stunned, and soon said politely: "Since Xue Lang and this father-in-law are here, let's go into the courtyard and drink saliva." ”

This woman's husband, Li Chengqi, was killed by Xue Chongxun. Now she wants to be so polite to Xue Chongxun...... Xue Chongxun's heart was indescribably filled with many feelings for a while. The silence of the afternoon seemed to cleanse his anger, and at this moment he hoped that he and the people around him would live better.

Perhaps most people in the world think this way, to make life better for themselves and the people around them. In order to protect himself, Li Changqi took the initiative to give up the inheritance of his eldest son and cede the crown prince to Li Longji, and he also smelled the bloody smell of Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng's struggle for imperial power decades ago, right? But the world is impermanent, and blindly retreating can not be determined to protect itself, and in the end, Li Changqi's family is still ruined, leaving orphans and widows without support, living in such a remote place, living in trembling. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Sun's mother and daughter.

He said: "This is where the inner court is located, I'm afraid it's inconvenient, so I won't go in...... Big cousin thing, I'm sorry. When he said this sorry, he did it out of sincerity.

"You ......" Sun raised his head in surprise and looked at Xue Chongxun's expression carefully, and only sighed after a long time, "No wonder Xue Lang, you are just acting on orders...... I don't blame anyone, national affairs are not our business in the first place. ”

She finally added that she was afraid that Xue Chongxun and the eunuchs around him would spread the word, saying that she had resentment in her heart, and their lives would be even more difficult. Xue Chongxun was silent when he heard this, and the sorrow of people is nothing more than this: there is no dignity, no sense of security, resentment is resentment, and it can't be expressed yet.

At this time, he found that Sun was looking at the rabbit in his hand, and he was about to look interested, Xue Chongxun saw this, and didn't care how to explain to Yuwen Ji, so he handed over the cage very generously: "This rabbit is given to Yan'er, and my cousin-in-law will accept it on my behalf." ”

Sun hesitated a little, and forced a smile: "How embarrassing is this? ”

Xue Chongxun said: "It's not a valuable thing, maybe Yan'er will like this kind of small animal." ”

Sun took it and thanked him. Xue Chongxun couldn't completely guess the feelings in her heart, but at this time, he had completely dispelled his thoughts about Li Yan'er. Sometimes you don't have to overdo things if you don't have to.

He clenched his fists and said, "So don't bother too much, and take your leave." With that, he got on his horse and left the courtyard.

The eunuch continued to follow. Xue Chongxun saw that he was respectful, so he asked his name, his name was Zhang Xiao, a small eunuch in the Inner Servant Province.

…… When I got home, I just entered the mansion and met Xue Fulai, the housekeeper of the Xue Mansion. This Xue Fu is in his fifties, and he is round from his head to his stomach. has stayed in the Xue family in Hedong for a lifetime, with Xue Shao before, and now with Xue Chongxun, the son of the Xue family. He didn't have the surname Xue before, the surname was still given by the Xue family, and everyone forgot what the surname was before, and it is estimated that he rarely remembered it himself.

The housekeeper took the reins of Xue Chongxun and said, "There is one thing, Erlang will leave Beijing tomorrow." Is Lang Jun going to deliver it? The old slave wanted to remind Lang Jun yesterday, but Lang Jun didn't come back last night. ”

Xue Erlang's current situation, it is estimated that no one is willing to send it, and he can't complain about the warmth and coldness of people, human feelings are like that. However, Xue Chongxun is his eldest brother after all, born to a parent, if he doesn't even send Xue Chongxun, it is really a bit unreasonable.

It happened that there was still half a day left today, and there was nothing serious, so Xue Chongxun said: "I'll go over now and ask Pang Er to prepare the car." Xue Fu, you prepare some things and put them on as much as possible. ”

Xue Fu said: "Cheng, Lang Jun will go to the inverted room to have a cup of tea and rest for a while, and the old slave will be ready." ”

Xue Erlang's residence in Chang'an is also near Dongshi, not far from the Five Princes' Mansion, and before the Tang Long coup, he was the one who contacted Li Longji on behalf of Princess Taiping, thus facilitating the alliance of the two major forces of Li Dan's family and the Taiping family, which can be said to be indispensable. In the past, Xue Erlang was more beautiful than Xue Chongxun, but now it is the opposite.

Xue Chongxun took a group of slaves and guards to the front of the house, and asked the men to go in to report, and after a while, Xue Erlang came out to greet him. I saw that Erlang was still like that, wearing a purple round-necked robe, with a thin figure and a pale face that looked a little sickly.

Xue Erlang clenched his fists and said, "Eldest brother." ”

Xue Chongxun waved his hand, and walked inside politely, "My own brother, you're polite." Pang Er, move things in. Some food and clothing, the second brother has a long way back to Hedong, so prepare more things. ”

Xue Erlang followed and also entered the door, and said with a smile: "I thought that no one came to see me off, there is still a brother, hehe." ”

Xue Chongxun saw that he was not reluctant to smile at all, and couldn't help but say, "Second brother, I see that you can think about it a lot." ”

"What can't I think of?" Xue Erlang coughed, "Tiger poison doesn't eat children, and besides, I haven't done anything to be sorry for my mother, and my mother won't do anything to me, it's a big deal to cut off the prince and go back to my hometown in Hedong, our family is not unbearable in Hedong." ”

Xue Chongxun nodded: "It's good that the second brother can think like this, you have to pay attention to your body and bones, and don't indulge in alcohol." ”

"What wine? I'm just your brother and daughter-in-law, a woman. Xue Erlang said as he walked, "With her in this life, I will be content." ”

Xue Chongxun couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard it, he rarely lived with his second brother when he grew up, and he was still a affectionate Langjun when he heard him say this just now?

The two entered an upper room in the front yard, and Xue Erlang instructed the house slaves to prepare wine and food, while beckoning Xue Chongxun to sit on the couch and drink.

Seeing that Erlang coughed again when he lifted the wine jug and poured wine, Xue Chongxun said casually: "Pour less, why is your body so weak?" ”

Erlang smiled: "It's always been like this, and the eldest brother doesn't know." ”

Xue Chongxun picked up the wine glass in front of him and poured it down, and exhaled with a "ha": "Mother is angry before cutting off your throne, I will help you persuade you in a few days, maybe our brothers can reunite in Chang'an to drink together." ”

Erlang shook his head and smiled: "My eldest brother doesn't have to worry, I expected that there might be such an ending before." At that time, my mother and Li Saburo were incompatible, although I was optimistic about Saburo, but who could say this kind of thing clearly? I don't have anything to hide from my eldest brother's thoughts, I didn't plan to help my mother at that time, even if it doesn't work out, what if it doesn't work out, what if I die and leave your brother's daughter-in-law alone? I chose that way, it is indeed a displeasure at both ends, no matter who wins, I can't have a bigger scenery, but it won't be a catastrophe, the eldest brother said, isn't it? Am I not alive and well now? I want to persuade the eldest brother, the water in Chang'an is still very muddy, you still have to pay attention. ”

Xue Chongxun groaned: "How do you say this? ”

Erlang's expression was cold: "The eldest brother is in danger in at least two places. First, people's hearts, people's hearts are not in the power of women, so on the surface, Li Saburo is defeated, but as long as he doesn't die for a day, he still has a chance; Second, after a hundred years of motherhood, who will be in charge? I'm afraid it's still the Li family, where will the eldest brother go at that time? You can look at Wu Sansi on your grandmother's side, but what is the good ending. However, the stepfather of our brothers has been immersed in life and has a good life. ”

Xue Chongxun frowned and pondered, his younger brother is usually gloomy, but he does have a bit of foresight.

At this time, Erlang said again: "The political situation has been turbulent in recent years, and how many families have been ruined, and it is not easy for our Xue family to get to this point. In the early years, my uncle died of rebellion, and my father was also implicated and convicted, but when it came to our brother's generation, it was infinitely beautiful, two years ago I was the king of the county, and now the eldest brother is the king of the county...... Alas, take care, eldest brother. ”

There was a sense of vicissitudes in Erlang's eyes, which was very inconsistent with his early twenties.

Xue Chongxun pondered Erlang's words, pondered for a long time, and what Erlang said in his heart also made eight points of truth, but Xue Chongxun's situation was different from Erlang, he could retreat, how could Xue Chongxun retreat? Li Dan's eldest son Li Chengqi is a good example, he was born there to be a threat, as long as he fails, he will die or retreat.

In that case, it's better to swim with the current!

Sitting back and waiting to be killed is what Xue Chongxun hates the most; He likes it when he gives it a go. In his previous life, as a fart, he struggled and had no future, lived without dignity and status, couldn't get anything in his mind, and pretended to be a grandson everywhere; Since you have certain conditions in this life, why do you continue to pretend to be a grandson?

Why should you give in everywhere, why should the woman that Lao Tzu likes give to Tubo? Eat humble pie? , let others swallow their anger!

Greater power and strength, desire and desire slowly formed in his heart...... G